TIL is my collection of daily learnings. Each entry is brief, technical, and lightly edited.
Python String Interpolation
Python string interpolation is available via few of interfaces, as Chris at Hashrocket taught me. ...
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Light Bulb Series Encoding
I needed to replace an “A19” light bulb. What does “A19” mean? ...
Vim Jump to Previous Occurrence
In Vim Normal mode, * searches forward for the next occurrence of word. But what goes back? ...
Print Python Function Definition With Getsource
If I’ve defined a function in the Python REPL, I can read its definition with inspect.getsource. ...
Python REPL Help
In the Python REPL, the help function provides a help message about its argument. ...
Jira Standup Mode
Jira recently launched ‘Standup Mode’ feature, and love it! ...
Kill MacOS Processes by Name
I have a cron job that opens a program every day at a certain time. How can I also close it with a cron job? ...
pbcopy, no cat
My friend Josh recently wrote about a common mistake using pbcopy, Apple’s pasteboard utility. ...
Pause Script Execution in Chrome
Anytime Chrome loads a webpage, you can pause script execution without a debugger. ...